A despacho from the Minister of Health published on 22 October makes A&E the priority: doctors on internal emergency rosters who receive the special overtime incentive must support the emergency department when demand surges, staff are short or patients are seriously ill.
Companies that carry about half of the SNS's non-urgent patient journeys say the October fuel decree helps taxis, fire brigades and charities but not them, and are weighing a slow-drive protest in Lisbon. What the law says about who gets free transport, and who to call if it fails.
Comboios de Portugal warns of disruption on 30 October, and possibly the day before and after, as conductors, ticket-office staff and supervisors stage a 24-hour strike. No minimum service ruling is published. Here is how to get a refund or a free ticket swap.
A new ministerial order sets a 15 percent State reimbursement for prescription obesity drugs, limited to SNS patients treated by a hospital obesity team and prescribed by specialists. Infarmed's own figures suggest patients would still pay most of the price.
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IPMA's seasonal outlook, built on Copernicus models, expects November to January to run 1.0 to 1.5 °C warmer than normal on the mainland, with extra rain from December. IPMA warns the forecast is probabilistic. What it means for heating, flooding and warnings.
Bacalhau, the Santos Basin oil field in which Galp holds 20 percent, produced 25 million barrels in its first year. Equinor expects the full 220,000 barrels a day within 2026, and Galp reports third-quarter results on 26 October.
